Exodus 30:23-25
Easy-to-Read Version
23 “Find the finest spices. Get 12 pounds[a] of liquid myrrh, half that amount (that is, 6 pounds[b]) of sweet-smelling cinnamon, and 12 pounds of sweet-smelling cane, 24 and 12 pounds of cassia. Use the official measure to measure all these things. Also get 1 gallon[c] of olive oil.
25 “Mix all these things to make a special sweet-smelling anointing oil.
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- Exodus 30:23 12 pounds Literally, “500 measures” (5.75 kg).
- Exodus 30:23 6 pounds Literally, “250 measures” (2.9 kg).
- Exodus 30:24 gallon Literally, “a hin” (3.2 l).
Exodus 30:23-25
New International Version
23 “Take the following fine spices:(A) 500 shekels[a] of liquid myrrh,(B) half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon,(C) 250 shekels[b] of fragrant calamus,(D) 24 500 shekels(E) of cassia(F)—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin[c] of olive oil. 25 Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer.(G) It will be the sacred anointing oil.(H)
Footnotes
- Exodus 30:23 That is, about 12 1/2 pounds or about 5.8 kilograms; also in verse 24
- Exodus 30:23 That is, about 6 1/4 pounds or about 2.9 kilograms
- Exodus 30:24 That is, probably about 1 gallon or about 3.8 liters
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